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Word Order Practice

Listen to each sentence and arrange the words in the correct order. Click on words to move them to your answer area.

Green checkmark (✓) means your current word order is correct so far. Red X (✗) means there's an error in the order.

Why Word Order Matters in English

Word order is crucial in English because it affects meaning. Unlike some languages that use case endings or particles to show word relationships, English relies heavily on word order to convey meaning.

This exercise helps you:

  • Internalize English sentence patterns
  • Recognize how grammar patterns fit into sentences
  • Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
  • Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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her Nicole every has Ozbic heard week son almost from
Nicole Ozbic has heard from her son almost every week
Listen
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every but him far week He heard is living from away she's
He is living far away but she's heard from him every week
Listen
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heard new he's every a adventure time called She's
She's heard a new adventure every time he's called
Listen
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Canada a For was life hearing while about his she all new in
For a while she was hearing all about his new life in Canada
Listen
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living and in knew she fun he about place It sounded new but was interesting just very a excited
It sounded very interesting and fun but she knew he was just excited about living in a new place
Listen
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and complaints Now life all she's about problems his heard about
Now she's heard all about his problems and complaints about life
Listen
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to getting used Canada is He
He is getting used to Canada
Listen

Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence